Bourbon-Lancy

Heraldic

Weapons of the town of Bourbon-Lancy:

“Of azure to the lion of gold accompanied by eight shells of very the lines in orle. ”

Brian Timms mentions the existence of an alternative Blason as follows born: “gold to the lion of mouths, with the orle of eight shells of azure ” which, according to him, would have been mentioned for the first time in a document in 1631. These weapons, which were those of the Seigneur S of Bourbon of the family of Dampierre (1196 - 1296), could have been granted the city by Eudes of Burgundy (1230-1269), count de Nevers, of Auxerre and of Thunder, duke heir to Burgundy, husband starting from 1248 of Mathilde II of Bourbon (v. 1234-1262), lady of Bourbon.

Geography

Bourbon-Lancy is a small medieval city in the south-west of the Burgundy. It is located at the western end of the Département of Saône-et-Loire, at the limit with the Allier and the Nievre.

Communes bordering

in the canton of Bourbon-Lancy:

Chalmoux, the Gilly-on-Loire, Lesme, Maltat, Mount, the Saint-Aubin-on-Loire and the Vitry-on-Loire.

in the Canton of Chevagnes (District of Mills, Department To combine it, area Auvergne):

Beaulon .

History

Especially known since the Antiquité for its Eau X Thermale S which, of the Romans to the curists of the 21e century, looks after successfully the Rhumatisme S. It offers thus with more than 2000 years of history of many richnesses. A medieval inheritance: Belfry, old working and rampart as well as a marvellous church of the primitive novel which is worth to him to be member of the sites Clunisien S.

Administration

Demography

v. 1883:

Population: 3.228

1990 :

Population without double accounts: 6.178
municipal Population: 6.178
Total population: 6.212

1999 :

Population without double accounts: 5.634
municipal Population: 5.634
Total population: 5.767

Personalities related to the commune

Ferdinand Sarrien, mayor of Bourbon-Lancy, deputy then senator (of 1876 to 1915), six times minister (between 1885 and 1898) and president of the Council (from March in October 1906)
Madam de Sévigné, “took water” with Bourbon-Lancy. The house where it resided still exists in the old Bourbon, district of the clock.

Places and monuments

the Old working
the Refrigerator of the Furnace
Castle Puzenat (18th century) - Occupied by the Center of childhood
Castle Sarrien (18th century, built by the baron Dormy de Neuvy) - Occupied by the Center of social and cultural animation
Three churches. See: Churches of Bourbon-Lancy

Museums

Museum of Breuil (Archaeological)
municipal Museum Saint-Nazaire
Museum of the Farming machine
Museum of the trades of the Wood

Twinning

Tourist slogan

The tourist Slogan which accompanies the Logotype by the east city: “Bourbon-Lancy, the full one with life”

See too

Hydrotherapy
List of the French thermal spas
Common of Saône-et-Loire

External bonds

Pays charolais
Official site of the town of Bourbon-Lancy
Official site of the Thermal baths of Bourbon-Lancy
a private site devoted to Bourbon-Lancy
the site of the cinema of Bourbon-Lancy: Rio Borvo
the site of the summer of the portraits: 200 photographers expose 1000 portraits to Bourbon-Lancy from July 18th to September 19th, 2006
Bourbon-Lancy on the site of the national geographical Institute
Bourbon-Lancy on the site of INSEE
Bourbon-Lancy on the site of Quid
Localization of Bourbon-Lancy on a chart of France and communes bordering
Plan on Bourbon-Lancy on Mapquest
site of the parish Saint Jean Evangeliste

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